The television is not getting smaller and the room still needs to function. That is the actual problem with most TV stands, they are sized for a world where screens were modest and cables were fewer and nobody needed the storage they now desperately need. A large TV stand does something a small one cannot. It gives the screen something proportionate to sit on, it grounds the whole wall, and it provides genuine storage for the things that accumulate around a media setup without making the room look like a shelf in a Currys. We have been looking at pieces that are wide enough to handle today’s screen sizes, low enough to keep proportions right, and considered enough in their design to actually belong in a living room rather than just occupy it. Solid wood, lacquered finishes, cane fronts, fluted details. The craftsmanship varies but the standard does not. These are the ones that make the whole room feel more resolved.